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Sanctinus
bishop of Verdun
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 11 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
270
Died
356
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Verdun, also in France, Saint Sanctinus, bishop, who is believed to have been the first to preach the Gospel in this territory.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 11 October as a bishop believed to have been the first to preach the Gospel around Verdun.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 11 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q15982413 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sanctinus of Meaux (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.